1965 Shelby Mustang GT 350 R Competition HardTop Vehicle Profile

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Carroll Shelby and the Ford Motor Company, along with the engineering wizardry of Chuck Cantwell (who was the development engineer in charge of both the GT350 Street Cars and the GT350R Race Car projects), transformed the Mustang pony car into a track-savvy racing machine. Shelby American built 37 of these purebred racing Mustangs to compete in SCCA B/Production events. This class was heavily dominated by the Chevrolet Corvette up until 1965. The 350GT R-Model won the national title three years in a row: 1965, 1966 and 1967. SFM4R100 was the tenth of the 37 factory race cars built. It was originally purchased and raced by Marty Kriner and Mark Donahue. The car was sponsored by Dockery Ford, a large Shelby dealer located in Morristown, New Jersey. SFM5R100 was raced in Division One (North Eastern Division) and competed in all regional and national races.